John J. Baird

GPTKB entity

Properties (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Baird_Television_Corporation
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:born August 29, 1888
gptkbp:burialPlace Golders Green Crematorium
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution electromechanical television
gptkbp:died March 14, 1946
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkbp:field engineering
gptkbp:firstHeld first to demonstrate color television
first to demonstrate stereoscopic television
first to use a cathode ray tube in television
first to transmit television images using infrared light
first person to transmit a live television image
first to broadcast television signals across the Atlantic Ocean
first to develop a fully electronic television system
first to demonstrate a television system using a mechanical disk.
first to demonstrate television to a large audience
first to transmit television images from a moving vehicle
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Baird_Television_Corporation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John J. Baird
gptkbp:influenced television technology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkbp:knownFor first public demonstration of television
pioneering television technology
gptkbp:legacy television broadcasting
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork first working television system
gptkbp:occupation inventor
gptkbp:patentCitation television transmission system
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Baird